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Seaweed as manure

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by Primrose » Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:54 pm

We visit the coast fairly regularly and often see seaweed washed up on the beach. Seems a shame to waste it and I'd like to collect some as manure....

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Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:56 pm
Raised beds

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by amo » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:27 pm

My allotment is drepressing me right now and I was wondering if raised beds would be the answer.

I can give it only 3-5 hours a week in general is...

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Last post by amo
Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:40 pm
Unknown apple variety

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by Myrkk » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:44 pm

I think I mentioned somewhere before that our garden has a neglected orchard in it..... This year we've had our first bumper crop since taking it on...

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Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:06 am
Derris Dust

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by Compo » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:38 pm

According to this months KG Magazine Derris Dust is organic? Is this true?

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Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:38 am
salad in growbags

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by bigpepperplant » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:17 am

I have a wooden container built to fit a growbag and want to grow some lettuces, mizuna, land cress, pak choi etc over the winter. I'd rather get an...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:37 am
Rock Dust

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by plot 100 » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:12 am

As a new guy I would like to ask if any one has used Rock Dust and with what results.
Plot 100

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Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:48 pm
Gooseberry cuttings

Last post by Fig tree
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by Fig tree » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:48 pm

Hi there
I would like to grow some goosberries and I think I can get my hand on some cuttings (saving a penny makes me :)) any advice on taking...

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Last post by Fig tree
Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:44 pm
Butternut squash mystery

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by jaci » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:01 pm

About a week ago I pulled seven butternut squashes and laid them in a cool place. The skins were perfect when pulled but now they have developed dark...

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Last post by John
Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:56 pm
Tomato flavour diluted

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by DahlisMarie » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:46 am

Just read something that was news to me (as is most things) and I think explains why my tomatoes last season were so tasteless.
Apparently, too much...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:30 pm
Colour of leaves, Recurrants, Blackcurrants

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by Primrose » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:27 pm

I have two redcurrant bushes, and one blackcurrant bush.

The leaves on the two redcurrant bushes have been a pale light green/yellow for two years...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:33 pm
Wallis Seeds.

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by Iain » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:20 am

Anybody used Wallis for their seeds? Had a look at their catalogue for last season- seem cheaper than DTB or Tucker- and a pretty good selection....

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:11 pm
blueberry bush - which one

Last post by madasafish
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by Lottie Lou » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:28 pm

I am looking to buy a couple of blueberry plants to keep in pots on the patio. I have looked at Marshalls and they have Ozark Blue and Bluecrop. Does...

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Last post by madasafish
Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:36 am
Where and when to buy early potatoes

Last post by Iain
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by whitelighter » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:54 pm

Hi all,

Just taken on an allotmentin sunny Kent. Currently digging over and untouched for 5-6 years!. Soil pretty good.

I have got my seeds...

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Last post by Iain
Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:16 am
where did all my figs go?

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by bigpepperplant » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:28 pm

One minute I had about 30 on my little tree, the next most were going brown and shrivelling and falling off. I did get four exquisite ones, though,...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:28 pm
Summat strange in the pumpkin patch...

Last post by Di
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by Di » Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:01 pm

I'm growing a range squashes, courgettes and pumpkins this year. the blue hubbard has two fine big blue pumpkins, and one mutant.

Its got the kind...

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Last post by Di
Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:40 pm
Onion Drying

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by Geoff » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:44 am

How do you dry your onions?
Mine were all spread out on the ground but with the heavy showers we keep having they weren't looking very good. Last...

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Last post by mazmezroz
Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:57 pm
Monty strips tomato leaves

Last post by Johnboy
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by Allan » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:42 am

On Friday's Gardeners World DW watched Monty Don stripping all the leaves off his tomato plants. Surely without its leaves the tomato plant cannot...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:40 pm
What veg is this?

Last post by Lottie Lou
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by Lottie Lou » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:53 pm

My Mum has just come back from Sweden and she says they add a sprouting seed to their salads that she says was radish although does not sound like it...

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Last post by Lottie Lou
Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:52 pm
Onions, I Wonder

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Sky Blue » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:53 am

Hi all
Just lifted by pickling onions for the year(Shakespeare Brown Pickling, sown like spring onions, with no thinning) and the sizes were very...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:50 am
oxygenating plants

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by seedling » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:57 pm

I`ve just cleared out a load of oxygenating plants from my garden pond. Is it ok to put this on the compost heap?
Thanks Seedling

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Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:47 am
Banana Shallots - seed or sets?

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by Garlic_Guy » Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:37 am
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I expect the "seeds or sets" question has been asked before. However for Banana shallots, availability may help decide things.

Many of...
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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:02 pm
Comfrey propagation

Last post by sprout
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by Elderflower » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:07 pm

Hello, I`ve got two comfrey plants on our allotment, one has white flowers, the other has purpley ones. They were there when I got it so I don`t know...

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Last post by sprout
Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:05 am
Shallot seeds from flower heads?

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by tricia » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:17 pm

Does anyone know if seeds will still form if the flowers - which have been in flower for over a month - are removed from the plant? There are two...

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Last post by tricia
Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:17 pm
Jalapeno ripening?

Last post by Chantal
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by David » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:26 am

Hi all

A lot of the fruit (?) on my jalapeno forest is going black and I wonder if this is the normal ripening process. They arent rotting and...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:57 pm
What are your recommended Beefsteak Toms?

Last post by Carole B.
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by Garlic_Guy » Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:02 pm
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Now that you've started gathering some of this year's tomato harvest, would any of you care to recommend good Beefsteak Tomatoes?

Having tried a...
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Last post by Carole B.
Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:27 am
Mulch

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by Brenjon » Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:21 pm

Having harvested my onions and other veggies is it O.K to mulch the beds with grass seeds, if so do you advise covering rhe mulch with some sort of...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:52 pm
elephant garlic

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by doddy » Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:42 pm

As the dreaded white rot was threatening my garlic crop yet again, I decided to uplift my standard and elephant garlic. The standard garlic was not...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:20 pm
Question about Onions

Last post by Weed
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by Weed » Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:00 pm

An allotment neighbour brought some of his onions to show me this morning....he told me that a whole row of them had split/forked.

I haven't seen...

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Last post by Weed
Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:52 pm
Advice needed on Comfrey

Last post by Johnboy
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by Garlic_Guy » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:30 am
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I understand Comfrey is a good source of nutrients, especially P & K. I assume the plant finds & extacts these in the soil as its roots...
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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:47 pm
Green manures

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Deb P » Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:25 pm
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Not wishing to hijack another thread; could someone please advise which green manures could I use to help keep some cleared beds covered overwinter?...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:46 pm
Beans

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by chrissy » Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:29 pm

Is there any difference between dwarf beans and french beans? MOH grew some lovely french ones this year, but I've only seen seeds labelled dwarf in...

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Last post by chrissy
Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:31 pm
Dursley Black

Last post by sprout
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by beeman2 » Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:59 am

Mornin all,

Do'es anybody out there grow Dursley Black Kidney Beans? I'm trying to get hold of a few seeds.I believe they are named after the...

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Last post by sprout
Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:37 pm
Brussels Sprouts

Last post by Elderflower
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by Elderflower » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:27 am

The September copy of KG magazine says I should be supporting brussels sprouts to stop them waving about in the winter winds. Mine are only about a...

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Last post by Elderflower
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:55 pm
Caterpillars in the greenhouse

Last post by vivie veg
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by David » Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:48 am

Morning all,

Since the hot weather began I have been leaving the greenhouse door open so I get a draught between it and the auto-vent, this...

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Last post by vivie veg
Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:51 am
Caterpillars

Last post by Colin Miles

by Colin Miles » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:36 pm

To avoid the hassle of trying to constantly pick eggs and caterpillars off the brassicas this year I bought a lot of cosyfleece and covered as much...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:36 pm
More Squash queries

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:54 pm

I am growing Orange Dawn and this is the first year that I have grown squashes. They are supposed to be grapefruit size and each of the plants have 2...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:27 pm
Growing Rhubarb in Tubs?

Last post by Sue
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by bob » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:09 pm

Hi I'm considering growing three rhubarb plants grown from seed this season in tubs two feet diameter two feet depth. And I would like to know if any...

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Last post by Sue
Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:38 pm
Compost & manure - what where?

Last post by Jenny Green
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by Pol » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:50 pm

I have just read the thread about making compost and picked up a few well needed tips, thanks.
Now, my next problem as a complete novice is what do...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:22 pm
Please help, apple tree meets wheelbarrow...

Last post by Johnboy
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by Mr Potato Head » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am

Hi, Lyn has had trouble registering, but has an emergency request, can anyone help? (I'm sorting the registration problem... :wink: )

Today my...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:53 am
Yew cuttings

Last post by Clive.
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by ltweddle » Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:10 pm

I've managed to pursuade some Yew cuttings to root. I have them in some pots. I wondered if anyone had anytips about overwintering successfully?...

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Last post by Clive.
Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:55 pm
Dwarf French Beans

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:06 am

Last year I grew dwarf French beans for the first time (Royalty) and had such a huge crop I had to freeze half of them. The plants were 12-18 inches...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:31 am
Squashes recommendations

Last post by Chez
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by Allan » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:47 am

I have been growing a few types of squashes which do very well on my sunny south-facing hillside.I have been selecting from the catalogues in which...

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Last post by Chez
Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:43 pm
What to grow up my new trellis

Last post by peter
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by loznkate » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:46 pm

Hi All,

Perhaps you would put your collective expertise to work for me?

Yesterday I had my veg patch separated from the rest of the garden with...

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Last post by peter
Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:38 pm
Peas and broad beans - NOW?

Last post by Monika

by Monika » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:23 pm

We went to a local garden show today and quite a few good peas and broad beans had been entered. How on earth have people kept them going for so long...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:23 pm
Composting for the weedy?

Last post by Allan
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by sprout » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:25 am
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My compost is a disgrace :cry:

Great long undigested stalks, half rotted etc. I know I should shred stuff before it goes in, and turn the heap,...
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Last post by Allan
Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:51 am
Garlic

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by amo » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:32 pm

I never tried to grow garlic yet but would like to have a go.
But I have very heavy soil (right now it is concrete.
Do you think it will be still...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:21 pm
wot is it

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Chantal » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:41 pm

It's when you sow seed and let it grow specifically to cover the ground (usually in the winter) and then dig it in when you want to use the ground...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:22 pm
Raspberries

Last post by Allan
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by amo » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:13 pm

I grow raspberries for the first time this year, and I am very happy with them (Autumn Bliss)but I would like to grow more of them. I was thinking of...

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Last post by Allan
Thu Aug 17, 2006 6:26 am
Strawberry Triffids

Last post by arthur e
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by Colin Miles » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:36 am

My strawberries are still producing runners like there is no tomorrow and spreading all over the path and out of the fruit cage. They are certainly...

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Last post by arthur e
Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:40 pm
Jalapeno poppers/hotshots

Last post by Chantal
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by David » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:38 am

Hi all

Crikey arent Jalapenos HOT!?!

I'm growing them for the first time because we enjoy Jalapeno poppers at the local mexican restaurant. For...

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Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:29 pm

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